What does Powerhouse mean?

Definitions for Powerhouse
ˈpaʊ ərˌhaʊs; -ˌhaʊ zɪzpow·er·house

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. powerhouse, human dynamo, ball of fire, fireballnoun

    a highly energetic and indefatigable person

  2. powerhousenoun

    a team considered to be the best of its class

  3. power station, power plant, powerhousenoun

    an electrical generating station

Wiktionary

  1. powerhousenoun

    Any source of power, energy or strength.

  2. Etymology: From power + house.

ChatGPT

  1. powerhouse

    A powerhouse refers to a source of influence, energy or strength; a person or thing that has great energy, strength or power. In a biological context, it can refer to a part of a system that performs a crucial role, such as the mitochondria in cells. It can also refer to a building where electricity is generated.

Wikidata

  1. Powerhouse

    Powerhouse is the name of several dance music projects. The better known of these is a Chicago, Illinois house collaboration between producer and DJ Lenny Fontana and vocalist Duane Harden. "What You Need," a track on which they both shared production and writing credits, and which sampled Thelma Houston's "I'm Here Again," went to #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1999. It peaked at #13 in the UK Singles Chart. The track was remixed by Full Intention. Other dance projects under the Powerhouse name include a 1975 library music album, mainly by Al Newman; a one-time release by Anthony Acid; a Belgian techno collaboration from 1990; a remake of "Rhythm of the Night" from 1997 by DJ Ham and DJ Poosie; a Mike Soto and Chris Colan project from 1990. In addition, a British production duo of Hamilton Dean and Julian Slatter, reached #38 in the UK with "Rhythm of the Night" in December 1997.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Powerhouse in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Powerhouse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Powerhouse in a Sentence

  1. South Korean President Moon Jae-in:

    The recent series of testimonies about violence and sexual assault in the sports industry represent our shame that has been hidden beneath the glorious appearance of South Korea as a sports powerhouse.

  2. Mark Faldowski:

    Army-Navy is a stadium filled with patriots, it’s really our powerhouse. We feel comfortable in that arena. The focus is bringing these families together.

  3. Peter Douglas:

    I certainly expect that many investors will be rethinking their China strategy, being the world's second-largest economy and a geopolitical powerhouse is all well and good, but this is, in capital market terms, still a fairly early stage emerging market and I think a lot of investors had forgotten that.

  4. George Osborne:

    As we continue to work more closely with China, we have an unprecedented opportunity to secure significant investment into some of our most ambitious projects across our Northern Powerhouse.

  5. Luis Enrique:

    I don't take The Spanish powerhouse into consideration, if Dani Carvajal and Ramos were fit they would be in the squad.

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